Amazon Says These Are Going to Be the Most Popular Toys of Christmas 2018

This week, Amazon released its annual Top 100 Toys list that rounds up the must-have items you're going to want to buy for your kids now before they are impossible to get come December. Here are Amazon's top 25 picks, organized by price, so you can shop smarter and faster.

Pomsies Plush Interactive Toys

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Ages 3+amazon.com$14.82

Pet toys are going to be huge this holiday season, according to theGood Housekeeping Institute toy experts. Think of Pomsies as Fingerlings with fur. The super affordable interactive toy clips on to an arm, backpack, or clothes so kids can carry it with them all day.

'The Incredibles' 2 Family 5-Pack

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Ages 3+amazon.com$14.99

With the raging success of the summer blockbuster, it's no surprise that Incredible-branded toys are popping up as big sellers. This set comes with all five family members so the playing possibilities are endless.

Chow Crown Game

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Ages 8+amazon.com$19.79

If your kid can't stop playing with his food at the table, give him this game. Players wear a spinning crown loaded with snacks and have to try to eat everything before time is up. Just note that in the Good Housekeeping Institute's test, older kids had a better time grasping the game than younger ones.

Scruff-A-Luvs

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Ages 4+amazon.com$19.99

Each Scruff-a-Luv comes as a matted ball of fur with only its eyes showing. Once kids wash, dry, and style its hair, their new pet is revealed! This adorable toy is already back-ordered until mid-September, so we suspect it's going to be ever trickier to get as the holidays get closer.

Don't Step in It Unicorn Edition

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Ages 4+amazon.com$19.05

Take two of 2018's biggest trends — poop and unicorns — and you have Don't Step in It (the name explains the objective). There's also a regular version (sans glitter), if unicorns aren't your kid's thing.

Baby Alive Potty Dance Baby

Age 3+amazon.com$48.82

Because Baby Alive didn't do enough already: now she pees! The doll does a little dance to let Mommy or Daddy know she needs to use the bathroom. Once she's placed on the potty, she'll tinkle and kids can add a sticker to her reward chart. Children were pretty amazed by all this during the Good Housekeeping Institute's test.

'Paw Patrol' Ultimate Rescue Fire Truck

Ages 3+amazon.com$59.97

Every Paw Patrol fan in the Good Housekeeping Institute's test went wild over this truck. It comes with a 2-foot tall extendable latter and launching water cannons so Marshall and his crew can put out any fire.

LEGO 'Harry Potter' Hogwarts Great Hall Building Kit

Ages 9+amazon.com$99.99

Harry Potter lovers were thrilled with this Hogwarts building kit in the Good Housekeeping Institute'stesting. It comes with a potions room, treasure room, sorting hat, and the Mirror of Erised so they can take Harry and friends on their wildest adventures yet.

Osmo Genius Kit

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Ages 5+amazon.com$99.99

Here's a good excuse for screen time: Osmo's Genius Kit offers up fun games on your iPad that promote math, spelling, and other learning skills. There are a ton of positive reviews for this, but some parents did say the ads were a downside.

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littleBits Avengers Hero Inventor Kit

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amazon.com$149.95

The Good Housekeeping Instituteloved that this STEM toy comes with 18 projects, so it's not something kids will get tired of after a few hours. Some of the more advanced projects even let them practice coding.

L.O.L. Surprise! House

Ages 5+amazon.com$189.00

Not only does an exclusive family come with this doll house, but it also has 85+ surprises tucked inside and an elevator, pool, spa, and sandbox. Note that this does take up a bit of space (it's three-by-three feet wide), but it doubles as storage for every L.O.L. doll she owns.